Pages

Translator

Friday, 31 July 2015

Today over at A Vintage Journey HERE you will see
fabulous inspiration from some of my fellow Creative Guides as we have at Tag
Friday post. I decided with the holiday season in full swing to make a tag
which captured a holiday memory for this young couple in the photograph from
Tim's Photo Booth pack.

I started off with a Manilla Tag swiping through Antique
Linen, Picket Fence and Weathered wood Distress Paints which had been spritz
with some water. I dried my tag and stamped my script stamp from the Papillon
set with Potting Soil Archival Ink and my flourish with Cobalt Blue. I went
around the Word Paris with Glossy Accents to make it pop. Adding on some
remnant rubs.

My photo booth pic I scratched the surface and added a
remnant rub to it. My ephemera I gave a coat of clear Distress crackle paint
and once dry rubbed on some Distress ink to highlight the crackles.

My Eiffel Tower was cut out from chipboard and given a
mixed media effect.

Finishing off with a strip of lace and a star with some
Alcohol Ink on it.

Saturday, 25 July 2015

Hi Everyone, today for my Cheery Lynn Designs DT card, I am showcasing this
adorable Gingerbread Family, I love how you can dress them up, aren't they so
cute !

I started off by cutting out 2 Scalloped Squares in red
cardstock trimming a strip off them both to form the length of rectangle
required for my 8 x 6 card. My next layer I used my die cut edge strip, gluing
the layers together and adding Stickles into all the small holes. I then
sprinkled a little Red Tinsel Embossing Powder over my paper and heat set for a
little more sparkle.

My pot for my Tree was made using a section from my die
cut Sentiment Tag.I heat embossed Red Tinsel Embossing Powder on it and my
word Believe.

I started layering sections of my Build a Christmas Tree
onto my card to form a large tree and added Santas Sleigh.

My Gingerbread Family were coloured with Copics and
Glitter Pens, highlighting the embossed details with a white pen. The girl's
bows and dresses were layered twice.

The boy's hats I used Snowtec on them adding extra fine
glitter whilst still wet and a few gems for buttons.

Saturday, 18 July 2015

Hi everyone, today I am
sharing with you another DT card using some Halloween dies from the Cheery Lynn Designs - Latest Release.

I started off by making my own background paper with
stamps and inks, matting and layering on to my stacker dies. Next I cut out my
Spiders Web in purple card stock then placed them on to the corners and added purple Stickles around the edges.

My orange mat I added a little Distress ink and went
around the pierced holes with a white pen, layering on to my card with a little
Silicone Glue.

My Home Sweet Home die I layered up twice and added some
yellow card stock behind the windows to make them pop and I pulled the windows
to an ajar position.

With layering my house twice it gave my tree some extra
added dimension and popped the house forward on my card rather than lying flush
to the card stock.

My Bat was cut in black cardstock and offset with some
white. I stamped my sentiment in clear Embossing ink and embossed with extra
fine white Embossing Powder.

My cute figures were trimmed out of the Trick or Treat
Border and offset with yellow card again to make them pop on my card.

Wednesday, 15 July 2015

Hi Everyone, Today is the launch of the Cheery Lynn Designs
July 2015 release of new dies. This launch showcases amazing Halloween,
Christmas and New Word dies to name a few. Please head over HERE to see what my
Teamies have also been making with the new dies.

I have 2 projects to show you today, the first one is a
Trick or Treat bag which I'm sure would be lovely to give to extra special
Halloween visitors. I started off with a paper bag measuring approximately 5" x
7" excluding the handles. I cut a piece of patterned paper, rubbed over some
Picket Fence Distress stain to pale down the strong colours and give a shabby
feel, adding some stitching around it and distressing the edges.

The spiders web is a corner die which comes with the
Spider. I cut my web 4 times to form a full web layering in 2 colours for an
extra creepy feel and to highlight the black from the web. My spiders I also double layered with green.

For my Trick or Treat
sign I added Red Stickles and once dry I added Glossy Accents over the top
to give a look of dripping blood. I then Layered on to white card for a shadow effect.

My Trick or Treat border I also layered twice for a
shadow effect, aren't they so cute !

My next card showcases this cute Koala Bear. I decided to
give him a cute and cuddly feel as I thought he would look lovely on a baby
style card. I layered up my die cuts adding a little distress ink to them.

I
trimmed my French lattice frame to fit behind the back of my Dutch Scallop
frame for added detail.

Saturday, 11 July 2015

Hi Everyone, With
an abundance of beautiful colours everywhere from Summer flowers I found myself
inspired to make a brightly coloured card for my DT Post at Cheery Lynn Designs this week.

I used my Cuties Strip around the edge of my frame,
layering on my doily and stamped sentiment with Silicone Glue. My Butterflies
were layered 3 times using a smaller one in the centre and adding some gems.

My flowers were made using 3 layers of paper, shaped on
my embossing mat and a few Pearl Stamens added to the centres.

Sunday, 5 July 2015

This time I decided to use one of the fab Printers Style
frames that are Laser Cut at That Craft Place, along with others which are
listed at the end of my post. There is an amazing selection of laser die cuts
and a bespoke service so please check them out at the online Facebook shop
which you will get the links for on my sidebar.

The frame comes with 4 corners and 2 aperture mounts and
1 back in a super MDF quality. For my frame I decided to use only 1 of the
apertures and 2 corners so I have another one for a future project.

I started
by heat embossing Stampendous Frantage powders onto my aperture frame. Love how
this has given a mottled effect.

My back piece of MDF I used DecoArt crackle paint and I rubbed some Distress Ink to highlight the cracks.

Adding stitching to my papers and arranging my sections.

My parasol was made using a
bead finding and hat pin. My boot is an altered button.

My key was covered in a mix of embossing powders and distress powders to give a rusty aged look.

My corners are also heat embossed with Bronze powder. I
inserted the cream scrolls which had also been heat embossed with Frantage
powders, adding a few pearls and gilding wax to the edges.

My Cheery Lynn butterflies were die cut out and heat
embossed with Pastel shaded embossing powders and I layered them up twice for
extra dimension. The ornate frames I added Crackle paint and gilding wax and
little pearls.

My mannequin I added more crackle paint and gilding wax
to and my lace was gathered with a few stitches and glued in place, adding some
more pearls and a ribbon flower to form a pretty dress. I also added pearls around the edge of this
part of the frame.

My MDF candelabra was made from Ferrous paste, beeswax
dripped on the candles with glossy accents added on the flames. I mounted my
paper with a little cheesecloth behind.

My photo is one of Tim Holtz found relatives which I
scratched with my scratchy tool to age. I love my little sparkly crown on her.

Here is a close up of the other corner.

Hope you get a chance to join in the mixed media
challenge at That Craft Place. Thanks so much for stopping by today, your
visits and comments always make my day.

Saturday, 4 July 2015

Hi Everyone, sorry I am still behind catching up with your blogs after my holiday but I am rather poorly with two different infections at the moment, but hope to catch up very soon if I haven't already.This
week the challenge at Cheery Lynn Designs is Christmas and I couldn't resist playing along, so this is my DT card for this week, as I love
making Festive cards and getting the Glitter out.

I started by cutting out my paper with the image of Santa
on it, mounting onto green card and I then dropped a little Stickles into the
centre of all the tiny holes around the frame of my Horizon Stacker die.

My foliage was cut and curled slightly with my embossing
tool and mat. I then added some red gems to look like berries for added detail.

My Poinsettias were made be shading white card stock with
Distress Stains and a gold Mica spray. Once the card stock was dry I die-cut
out my flowers, shaped on my embossing mat and added some glittered stamens to
the centre.

Thanks for stopping by today, as always your comments are greatly appreciated.

LinkWithin

About Me

Hello Everyone, hope my Blog gives you inspiration.
I'm married to Chris my soulmate and have 2 grown up girls, Chris does the photography and computer side of my blog. I enjoy making cards, 3D projects, upcycling and altered art. You will see a wide interest of medias used on my blog, I love using dies, paints, inks and media pastes. I am currently a DT member for Cheery Lynn Designs, Craft Consortium and Cherish the Memory. I look forward to getting to know you in Blogland

Copyright Notice

I am more than happy to share my work with everyone and love to think I can inspire others in crafting. However, please respect my rights to not have any of my designs lifted or copied from my Blog. Direct copying of any designs shown on this Blog is an infringement of Copyright.